Our quick take

Asus ROG Flow X13 gaming laptop - 5.0 / 5

Compact portability and power

  • AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS CPU Up to 32GB of LPDDR4X 4266MHz RAM Up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q GPU  USB-C PD charger with fast-charging (60 per cent in 40 mins) 1TB NVMe

Extra power and expandability

  • Benchmarks (without eGPU): TimeSpy Extreme, Firestrike, CPU Profile, Night Raid, PC Mark

Convenient touchscreen fun

  • Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen 13.4-inch panel, 16:10 aspect ratio 120Hz refresh rate, 1920 x 1200 resolution or 60Hz at WQUXGA (3840 x 2400) resolution Pantone validated, sRGB: 116%, DCI-P3: 85%,  Adaptive sync support

  • or 60Hz at WQUXGA (3840 x 2400) resolution

To recap

This 13-inch ultraportable with a 2-in-1 design style is tiny, lightweight and we think pretty fascinating. Assuming you purchase it with the XG Mobile external GPU as a complete package then you’ve got a real winner here.